Jose Luis Perez, a master candombe drummer, began to study this unique African rooted drumming style at the age of 1 in Montevideo Uruguay where he was born. He pursued advanced studies at the National Conservatory of Uruguay and traveled to Brazil and played with Milton Nascimento and Astrud Gilberto among other Brazilian greats.
In 1979 he moved to Sweden where he founded the Latin Lover Jazz-Candombe ensamble that released two LPs and toured Europe. Later, Jose Luis moved to the United States where he played with Yusef Lateef, Benny Carter and Adam Rudolf.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
